The Edgar Awards

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards are awarded annually by the Mystery Writers of America to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the genre. (The Edgar® is a registered trademark of the MWA.)

2016

Best Novel: Let Me Die in His Footsteps by Lori Roy (Dutton)

Best First Novel: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Grove Press)

Best Paperback Original: The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney (William Morrow)